The Cloisters, a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Fort Tryon Park

The Cloisters, a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Fort Tryon Park

May 19th, 2015

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The Cloisters, a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Fort Tryon Park, poses an interesting juxtaposition--a roughly hewn building of stone nestled in the midst of an open and organic natural space. This arrangement brings to mind the true cloisters of medieval times.

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